title: [Placenta toxoplasmosis in the course of AIDS. Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study of a case].
abstract: Histological lesions occurring in the placenta of human immunodeficiency virus positive women are rare and non specific and opportunistic infections are exceptional. We report the case of a female intravenous drug abuser with AIDS, who had an abortion associated with fever. Histological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies of the placenta allowed the diagnosis of toxoplasmic infection. In comparison of the high frequency of toxoplasmic lesions seen in different organs, we did not find any case in the literature of placenta toxoplasmosis in AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piche
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Battaglione
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Monticelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Figuccio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hofman
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Toxoplasmose placentaire au cours du SIDA. Etude immunohistochimique et ultrastructurale d'une observation.